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Monday, March 7, 2016

Sweet P: One Year Old!

Well, she is one year and two weeks old as of today. Like last month, better late than never!What a year! We hardly remember how small 6 lbs., 9 oz. felt in our arms, and it's been a bit surreal to see all of her monthly photos in one collage. Look at that precious little nugget at one month old!

Highlights from Presley's twelfth month of life:

She officially started
walking on 2/16. It was exciting to see her on a roll, and just two days
later, she was steady and quick! We could tell she had been ready for
weeks but wasn't sure of herself. Sometimes we tricked her into walking to
us with the help of food and toys.

We moved to Nashville
just after she turned 11 months old. She handled the move to Nashville
like a champ. Well, not the actual move. I had to pull over twice on the
drive from Memphis, but she settled in at the new house just fine. I spent
too much time concerned about how the move, empty walls, differently
configured furniture, and new surroundings would jack up her routine. She
didn't give any of it a second thought. Babies are resilient like that.

She has mastered getting
down from the couch and the stairs.

Her seventh tooth came in
on 2/9. She had been chewing on her fingers and drooling a bit for about a
week before, so we knew the next teeth would be coming in soon. Her eight
tooth came in on two days later.

She is very good at
communicating. I think it's a combination of us understanding her cues
really well now and her consistency with signing. She shakes her head when
she doesn't want something we offer. The tone of her babbles vary and
mimic the sounds that we make.

She "sings"
with us -- which means that I sing two notes, and she sings or hums them
back.

She purposely forces
laughter to carry on with us. She made a facial expression that had us
cackling, and when the moment subsided, she pretend-laughed... which then
made all three of us laugh. When I was pregnant, I remember joking to S,
“Wouldn’t it be so terrible if she didn’t have a sense of humor? That
would be terrible! All the fun in this house would be completely wasted.”
Consider my fear eliminated.

New foods this month were
olives, tomato, and sweet potato. It had been awhile since she had quinoa,
so we tried that again too. She still likes it!

She flirted for the first
time, and the twinkle in her eye was a sight to behold! She made friends
with a certain waiter who then gave her attention every single time he
walked by the table. She loved every minute of it. So much personality!
(See next photo.)

She has started putting
things away which was a nice surprise. Not only does she remove things
from my bathroom drawers, but she puts them away too. Usually in the wrong
drawer, but you know, I appreciate the effort.

In a Nutshell

Middle child. Working girl-mom of one. Married to my work crush that I swore I'd never date. My spirit animal is a mix of Sara Bareilles, Joanna Gaines, and a cat. A Ravenclaw married to a Gryffindor. Taking forever to finish my MBA, because #Parenting #Adulting #EducationReimbursement. I can go from feeling like a champ to a failure in parenting in three seconds flat, so basically, I'm nailing this first-time mom thing.
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